The Tracks — Hard Candy, Track 01
Candy Shop
Sweet, and not innocent.
At a Glance
Title
Candy Shop
Record
Hard Candy (2008) | Track 01
Single
Album track
Writers
Pharrell Williams | Madonna
Producers
The Neptunes | Madonna
Hard Candy opens by inviting you in. With Pharrell and The Neptunes at the controls, “Candy Shop” sets the album’s tone: sticky, sweet and suggestive.
The Song
Written with Pharrell Williams, it uses candy as a playful metaphor for sex over a slinky, minimal groove.
On Stage
It opened the Sticky & Sweet Tour, with Madonna seated on a throne made of a giant ‘M’.
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Keep listening — headphones on, lights low.
